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Leeds United, Glasgow Rangers the Focus for 49ers Enterprises

Leeds United is pushing toward a crucial summer. The newly crowned Championship champions have been promoted back into the English Premier League, a move that comes with an influx of cash. The Whites, who posted a $81 million financial loss last season, are expected to receive multimillion-dollar escalators from their commercial deals with partners, such […]

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Leeds United, Glasgow Rangers the Focus for 49ers Enterprises

Leeds United is pushing toward a crucial summer. The newly crowned Championship champions have been promoted back into the English Premier League, a move that comes with an influx of cash.

The Whites, who posted a $81 million financial loss last season, are expected to receive multimillion-dollar escalators from their commercial deals with partners, such as the deal with front-of-shirt sponsor and minority shareholder Red Bull. The sponsorship deal with the energy drink company signed last year was the biggest in Championship history.

Leeds will also receive additional cash thanks to the increase in media rights revenue that comes with a Premier League promotion. The West Yorkshire club—which has a slew of athlete investors, from NBA guard Russell Westbook to golf star Jordan Spieth—is guaranteed a minimum of $265 million in broadcast money alone over the next three years regardless of next season’s outcome, according to The Athletic.

The incoming cash comes at a good time after the club watched its revenue dip more than 30% after being relegated to Championship two years ago in large part due to reductions in broadcast money and central distribution payments.

49ers Enterprises, the investment arm of the San Francisco 49ers, fully took over ownership of the club from Italian businessperson Andrea Radrizzani in 2023. The 49ers originally bought a 15% minority stake in Leeds in 2018 and steadily increased their stake over the years until completion two years ago. Leeds United chairman Paraag Marathe looks to put his stamp on the club after previously serving as a board member and vice chairman under Radrizzani.

“The last time [Leeds was] in Premier League, I was a passenger on a plane that I was watching fly into a mountain,” Marathe said in a video interview. “I got for myself a nice playbook on what not to do. Before you can succeed, you have to learn what you need to avoid.”

Leeds, which regularly sells out home games, has nearly 28,000 people on its waiting list for season tickets and continues to look for ways to address the high demand from its supporters. The club is hoping the promotion bodes well in fundraising efforts and ongoing talks with city officials to greenlight a potential renovation to Elland Road Stadium that calls for expanding seating at the 37,000-seat stadium by at least 15,000 seats.

“We’re just starting to scratch the surface of what we can do,” Marathe said. “It’s not just about making money for making money’s sake. It’s about making money to spend it on players and get better. This will never be a dividend game.”

49ers Enterprises is dedicating resources to Leeds now after dedicating significant resources to the NFL team over the past several years. Though the Niners missed the playoffs this past season, the team remains engaged in contract extension talks starting quarterback Brock Purdy, for example, while other 49ers executives and staffers lend their time and expertise to help with Leeds.

“It actually enables us to run it back,” Marathe said. “We did it at the 49ers over the last 15 years with (opening) Levi’s Stadium and building back the football side of (things). Now it’s an opportunity to run it back with Leeds.”

49ers Enterprises is expanding its reach, as it is joining a U.S. consortium slated to finalize a controlling stake in coming months to take over the Glasgow-based Rangers FC, which competes in Scotland’s top division. The Scottish soccer giants, who have a league record 55 titles, are the latest project for the 49ers brain trust. The impending transaction will continue the ongoing wave of American investors aiming to resurrect storied teams and lower-tier clubs across Europe.

“We view it as three uncut diamonds,” Marathe added. “We’ve polished up the 49ers, and now on the path to doing it with Leeds, and there’s another opportunity there with Rangers.”

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Ahead of Carpinteria High School’s (CHS) June graduation, Coastal View News photographer Robin Karlsson spoke to members of the class of 2025 about their goals, what they’ll miss about CHS, and what’s next. Over the next few weeks, pick up a copy of Coastal View News each week to read about more members of the […]

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Kirk Dawkins Headed to NCAA National Outdoor Track and Field Meet in 800-Meter Run

Story Links JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Florida A&M University standout Kirk Dawkins secured his place among the nation’s elite middle-distance runners by qualifying for the 2025 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the 800-meter run. Dawkins clocked a personal-best time of 1:46.62 during the NCAA East Regional quarterfinals to earn […]

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Florida A&M University standout Kirk Dawkins secured his place among the nation’s elite middle-distance runners by qualifying for the 2025 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the 800-meter run.

Dawkins clocked a personal-best time of 1:46.62 during the NCAA East Regional quarterfinals to earn the opportunity to compete in Eugene, Oregon.

This achievement marks a significant milestone in Dawkins’ athletic career. Earlier in the season, he captured the SWAC Outdoor Championship title in the 800 meters with a time of 1:50.2. The junior’s consistent improvement throughout the season, including a 1:48.01 finish at the East Coast Relays, showcases his dedication and progression.

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Cronhardt Concludes Outdoor Season – Missouri State

Story Links COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Missouri State track and field’s Ella Cronhardt concluded the outdoor season in the West First Round of the NCAA Track and Field Championship this evening. The distance runner posted a time of 10:57.09 in the 3000-meter steeplechase, finishing 45th overall in the event. Cronhardt became MoState […]

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COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Missouri State track and field’s Ella Cronhardt concluded the outdoor season in the West First Round of the NCAA Track and Field Championship this evening. The distance runner posted a time of 10:57.09 in the 3000-meter steeplechase, finishing 45^th overall in the event.

Cronhardt became MoState track and field’s first NCAA Regional Qualifier since 2022 (Rochelle Etienne and Jamilah James) and the first in the steeplechase event since Grace Breiten in 2019.

The final event of the track and field season also concludes Missouri State’s tenure in the Missouri Valley Conference. The Bears will join Conference USA on July 1, 2025.

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Gwenno Goode Advances To NCAA Championhips In The 3K Steeplechase

Story Links JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – La Salle University women’s track and field athlete Gwenno Goode advanced to the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field National Championships in the 3,000-meter steeplechase on Saturday during the final day of the NCAA East Preliminaries at Hodges Stadium. Goode becomes the first La Salle female to make […]

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – La Salle University women’s track and field athlete Gwenno Goode advanced to the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field National Championships in the 3,000-meter steeplechase on Saturday during the final day of the NCAA East Preliminaries at Hodges Stadium.

Goode becomes the first La Salle female to make it to Nationals since 2023 when El Mancini qualified in the 10,000-meter run. She is the second runner in program history to advance in the steeplechase, after Grace Mancini did it in 2021.

The Barry, Wales native placed fourth in her steeplechase heat and was 11th out of 48 overall with a time of 10:01.65, becoming one of the 12 individuals to qualify for Nationals. It was the second time she ran in the event at the NCAA East Preliminaries, finishing 28th last year with a time of 10:32.75.

Goode’s race marks another achievement for her collegiate racing career at La Salle. Last fall, Goode qualified for the NCAA Cross Country National Championships, after earning All-Region honors at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships. She also won the individual title at the Atlantic 10 Cross Championships in the fall of 2024. In the indoor track & field season, she took gold medals at the conference championships in both the 3,000-meter run and the distance medley relay.

Now, the distance runner will turn her attention to the NCAA National Championships, which will be held at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. from June 11-14.

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MEN’S C WATER POLO. The leader arrives. The Navy is chasing the feat

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Last act of the regular season in the men’s C series for the Marina Militare: coach Carlo Foti’s team will write the last chapter of this intense second round, in which they lost only one match, winning all the others. Today’s opponent will be a battleship: the league leaders Can Milano, who will visit the boys with the stars this afternoon at the ‘Mori’ swimming pool in Spezia at 17 pm. “This will be the last match of the championship and we want to finish well and analyze and evaluate the position” begins the coach in the pre-match, who makes an initial assessment of this season. “We are light, we have had a great championship and we know it, despite a thousand difficulties with the locations and the trips. I can only be happy with what I have seen from my boys, both in the C series and in the youth teams and we are working well”.

In the first leg, the Milanese won with a clear 10-6, but at home the team will also be able to count on the support of their home crowd. The team will take to the field with a full squad. For the other teams in the province, they will be back in the pool next week: in Promozione-serie D, Lerici Sport will face Camogli on Tuesday for the last challenge of the season, while the players of the women’s B team still have two matches to go: the first will be on June 6 away, again against Camogli.

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Maywin Wraps Up Women’s Track & Field Season at NCAA West First Round

Story Links BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION – Junior Achol Maywin wrapped up The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley’s (UTRGV) women’s outdoor track & field season Saturday as she competed in the women’s high jump semifinals at the NCAA West First Round hosted by Texas A&M at E.B. Cushing Stadium. Maywin cleared 1.71 meters on her […]

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BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION – Junior Achol Maywin wrapped up The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley’s (UTRGV) women’s outdoor track & field season Saturday as she competed in the women’s high jump semifinals at the NCAA West First Round hosted by Texas A&M at E.B. Cushing Stadium.

Maywin cleared 1.71 meters on her second attempt, matching the ninth-best high jump in outdoor program history. She was one of nine student-athletes to clear 1.71 meters and tied for 32^nd at the regional meet. Nine women recorded no height.

Maywin finishes her debut season at UTRGV with the program record (1.77m) and seven of the top 10 high jumps in the outdoor record books.

UTRGV RESULTS
Saturday, May 31
Women’s high jump semifinal
32. Achol Maywin, 1.71m
· T-9^th in program history